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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY AND SOUTH CAROLINA JOBS CHALLENGE PROGRAM EXPUNGEMENT ACT"; BY ADDING ARTICLE 10 TO CHAPTER 22, TITLE 17 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF A CRIMINAL RECORD PURSUANT TO CERTAIN DESIGNATED PROVISIONS WHO SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATE AND COMPLETE THE SOUTH CAROLINA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY AND SOUTH CAROLINA JOBS CHALLENGE PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MAY APPLY TO HAVE THEIR RECORD EXPUNGED UPON SUCCESSFUL GRADUATION AND COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAMS UNDER CERTAIN DELINEATED CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 17-22-910, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL RECORDS, SO AS TO ADD PERSONS WHO COMPLETE THE YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY AND JOBS CHALLENGE PROGRAM TO THE LIST OF THOSE THAT ARE ABLE TO APPLY FOR EXPUNGEMENT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 17-22-940, RELATING TO THE EXPUNGEMENT PROCESS, SO AS TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY ATTESTING TO THE ELIGIBILITY OF THE CHARGE FOR EXPUNGEMENT ON AN EXPUNGEMENT APPLICATION. - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY AND SOUTH CAROLINA JOBS CHALLENGE PROGRAM EXPUNGEMENT ACT"; BY ADDING ARTICLE 10 TO CHAPTER 22, TITLE 17 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF A CRIMINAL RECORD PURSUANT TO CERTAIN DESIGNATED PROVISIONS WHO SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATE AND COMPLETE THE SOUTH CAROLINA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY AND SOUTH CAROLINA JOBS CHALLENGE PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MAY APPLY TO HAVE THEIR RECORD EXPUNGED UPON SUCCESSFUL GRADUATION AND COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAMS UNDER CERTAIN DELINEATED CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 17-22-910, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL RECORDS, SO AS TO ADD PERSONS WHO COMPLETE THE YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY AND JOBS CHALLENGE PROGRAM TO THE LIST OF THOSE THAT ARE ABLE TO APPLY FOR EXPUNGEMENT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 17-22-940, RELATING TO THE EXPUNGEMENT PROCESS, SO AS TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY ATTESTING TO THE ELIGIBILITY OF THE CHARGE FOR EXPUNGEMENT ON AN EXPUNGEMENT APPLICATION. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	H 3789	South Carolina H 3789 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Brown Clemmons Govan Hart Henegan J.E. Smith Thigpen Whipper Yow	6	34	6	2017-02-16	2018-07-12	openstates	ocd-bill/3c216873-f747-47a6-a7ba-6e3ac75fec1d	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3789&session=122&summary=B	51ad132987018fc66753a4a50710cf7109da01f45166a2e2966ccf28929c2bf7	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3789 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY AND SOUTH CAROLINA JOBS CHALLENGE PROGRAM EXPUNGEMENT ACT"; BY ADDING ARTICLE 10 TO CHAPTER 22, TITLE 17 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF A CRIMINAL RECORD PURSUANT TO CERTAIN DESIGNATED PROVISIONS WHO SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATE AND COMPLETE THE SOUTH CAROLINA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY AND SOUTH CAROLINA JOBS CHALLENGE PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MAY APPLY TO HAVE THEIR RECORD EXPUNGED UPON SUCCESSFUL GRADUATION AND COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAMS UNDER CERTAIN DELINEATED CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 17-22-910, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL RECORDS, SO AS TO ADD PERSONS WHO COMPLETE THE YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY AND JOBS CHALLENGE PROGRAM TO THE LIST OF THOSE THAT ARE ABLE TO APPLY FOR EXPUNGEMENT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 17-22-940, RELATING TO THE EXPUNGEMENT PROCESS, SO AS TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY ATTESTING TO THE ELIGIBILITY OF THE CHARGE FOR EXPUNGEMENT ON AN EXPUNGEMENT APPLICATION. - ratified title

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. 2/16/2017 (committee substitute) — source
2. 3/29/2017 (committee substitute) — source
3. 5/10/2017 (committee substitute) — source
4. 5/3/2017 (committee substitute) — source
5. 5/9/2017 (committee substitute) — source
6. 6/27/2018 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• to adopt the conference report — 39–1 (pass) · upper
• motion to waive the printing rule — 5–29 (fail) · upper
• Adopt Conference Report — 100–0 (pass) · lower
• Passage of Bill — 102–0 (pass) · lower
• Adopt — 92–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Brown — primary (person)
• Clemmons — primary (person)
• Govan — primary (person)
• Hart — primary (person)
• Henegan — primary (person)
• J.E. Smith — primary (person)
• Thigpen — primary (person)
• Whipper — primary (person)
• Yow — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2017-02-16 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-02-16 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2017-03-07 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons
• 2017-03-29 Committee report: Favorable Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-03-30 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper, Brown
• 2017-03-30 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-03-30 Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0
• 2017-03-30 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2017-03-31 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2017-04-04 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-04-04 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2017-04-18 Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Malloy, Shealy, Rice, Timmons
• 2017-05-03 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-05-09 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2017-05-09 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-05-09 Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
• 2017-05-10 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2017-05-10 Senate amendment amended amendment-amendment
• 2017-05-10 Returned to Senate with amendments
• 2017-05-10 Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-0
• 2018-01-23 Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2018-03-20 Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
• 2018-03-22 Non-concurrence in House amendment
• 2018-04-03 House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Pope, Murphy, Weeks
• 2018-05-10 Conference committee appointed Campsen, Young, Scott
• 2018-06-27 Conference report received and adopted
• 2018-06-27 Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0
• 2018-06-27 Conference report received and adopted
• 2018-06-27 Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-1
• 2018-06-27 Ordered enrolled for ratification
• 2018-06-29 Ratified R 292
• 2018-07-02 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2018-07-05 Effective date 07/02/18
• 2018-07-12 Act No. 262

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3c216873-f747-47a6-a7ba-6e3ac75fec1d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).